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they are dealing with novel technology. the government can control the risk and exposure in a variety of ways. it doesn't have to advance all the money if these projects are not meeting their contractual benchmarks. that is why we concluded, here are the estimates using these models as best as we can do. do not pay too much attention to that. it may be more or could be less. it could be less than is indicated by that number. it is important to manage the portfolio. you better manage it very carefully on behalf of the taxpayers. >> my time is way up. you're basically saying that there is not necessarily a scientific subsidy calculation here for this subset, but the management of each guaranteed is of tremendous importance. thank you, mr. allison. >> senator paul. >> thank you for coming today. >> i could not speculate on that. >> were you commissions after it was public that slender was going bankrupt? -- that solyndra was going bankrupt? a billionaire gets a loan from the government and goes bankrupt. his attorney's husband
they are dealing with novel technology. the government can control the risk and exposure in a variety of ways. it doesn't have to advance all the money if these projects are not meeting their contractual benchmarks. that is why we concluded, here are the estimates using these models as best as we can do. do not pay too much attention to that. it may be more or could be less. it could be less than is indicated by that number. it is important to manage the portfolio. you better manage it very...
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this to that technology team. it is a better utilization. sir, you have not had a question yet. >> clarifications, of the reaper production from 48 to 24, is that a delay or you not purchasing those 24 reapers? will you do it in other years down the line? how many global hawks are you mothballing? i was not clear. the last question, on the -- there is a lot of discussion about the 810 -- a10. how are you going to replace that? toglobal hoawk, we are going give us that entire line of - 30's. that is the block 30 global hawks. >> what is the number? >> it is 18. >> the quantity is tbd. we are working through contractual details. >> we are going to have a large number of a10's. we will still have over 248. we have been engaged in detailed, long enduring stability operations in support of ground war is for 10 years. we have been doing, too. under the strategy will not decide to do the close air support for two major land wars. that is the fact of the strategy. if you take a look at what we're going to do with strategy
this to that technology team. it is a better utilization. sir, you have not had a question yet. >> clarifications, of the reaper production from 48 to 24, is that a delay or you not purchasing those 24 reapers? will you do it in other years down the line? how many global hawks are you mothballing? i was not clear. the last question, on the -- there is a lot of discussion about the 810 -- a10. how are you going to replace that? toglobal hoawk, we are going give us that entire line of -...
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the so-called technology stage it has not been bridge so far. the riddle of later stage commercialization also remains unsolved. it appeared the solution might come from the cut public stock exchanges. public market fund raising has all but evaporated. today there are half a dozen next-generation firms looking to ipo. it remains to be seen if any one of them will float their shares. there does seem to be an appetite for investors for dot- com companies. but the risk appetite for clean energy companies is is different at this moment. i would like to take a moment to address the question of where the u.s. stance in terms of clean energy diplomat. development and deployment should be addressed separately. in terms of deployment there can be little debate that the u.s. trails other nations in terms of the installation of new power generation. the same goes for the manufacturing of that equipment with the u.s. liking behind china and others. the question of the technology development, there remains much to play for. the clinton energy marketplace can
the so-called technology stage it has not been bridge so far. the riddle of later stage commercialization also remains unsolved. it appeared the solution might come from the cut public stock exchanges. public market fund raising has all but evaporated. today there are half a dozen next-generation firms looking to ipo. it remains to be seen if any one of them will float their shares. there does seem to be an appetite for investors for dot- com companies. but the risk appetite for clean energy...
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their real possibilities leveraging technology -- there are real possibilities leveraging technology and payment reform. >> we have a long way to go in health i.t.? on a scale of one to 10, how well are we doing? they said about two. >> the notion of electronic medical records is appealing but the reality is, they know about you. they have a paper record. the electronic medical record may be advances their ability to access information but it does not help that much. the real issue is, like your doctors do not communicate with one another. what frustrates me as a practitioner was not so much what i am doing but what others are doing in terms of adding drugs or doing tests i did not have access to. one of the things we have not focused on with regard to health technology is the need for health information exchange and so i can be provided with information about you generated by others. the other notion which has gotten a short trip is the notion clinical positions -- how do you convert information about you and to specific activities that will correct problems relative to our level of
their real possibilities leveraging technology -- there are real possibilities leveraging technology and payment reform. >> we have a long way to go in health i.t.? on a scale of one to 10, how well are we doing? they said about two. >> the notion of electronic medical records is appealing but the reality is, they know about you. they have a paper record. the electronic medical record may be advances their ability to access information but it does not help that much. the real issue...
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we continue to invest in technology and innovation. manufacturing is not your grandfather is manufacturing. it is highly skilled and is a high level content. that is the key component here. we can continue to compete anywhere. we have gained about five of the thousand jobs in the last couple of years and you can clearly say that. host: new york, an independent -- caller: the reason we have a mismatch of skills in this country is because the big corporations, the big business, sent all the jobs overseas where people were invested and had 40 years in and now they are getting ready to retire. they unloaded the expense of labor and sent them overseas for peanuts and hour and a turn around and say we have a skill gap. why don't these corporations investing teaching people their skills that they need? partner with these colleges and get these jobs tot to these kids coming up and get them into the straits. big business does not want america to be free or dependent on them. they want us to be under their heels of a can control the people. they
we continue to invest in technology and innovation. manufacturing is not your grandfather is manufacturing. it is highly skilled and is a high level content. that is the key component here. we can continue to compete anywhere. we have gained about five of the thousand jobs in the last couple of years and you can clearly say that. host: new york, an independent -- caller: the reason we have a mismatch of skills in this country is because the big corporations, the big business, sent all the jobs...
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technologies. and we ought to stop america's schools with the best teachers who are rewarded based on performance. we also need to strongly emphasize stem studies at every level of education. let's encourage our young people to pursue these exciting subjects and rewarding careers. if we don't, our workers will not have the education or training that they need to join an ever-changing and highly demanding work market, particularly on the skills side. studies show that within a few short years we will have millions of high school skills jobs -- high-skilled jobs without qualified people. right now we have about 3.5 million jobs we have not got people 4. i believe it is twice that because when you build a 3.5 million, you would get a lot of the multiple out of it, as you are getting in your states. studies show within a few short years, we've got to put these people to work to keep the innovative industries in our country or we will have a great acceleration in people moving elsewhere to follow their
technologies. and we ought to stop america's schools with the best teachers who are rewarded based on performance. we also need to strongly emphasize stem studies at every level of education. let's encourage our young people to pursue these exciting subjects and rewarding careers. if we don't, our workers will not have the education or training that they need to join an ever-changing and highly demanding work market, particularly on the skills side. studies show that within a few short years we...
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through these technologies? let me start with the broad empirical argument, the history. this might be a little difficult to see on the board, but i will talk through it. one of the important things to remember is that new media in politics has a history. we often forget that there is a history in terms of people doing things over time, organizations doing things over time. is history short of this shapes -- is history sort of shaped the way the candidate is made it every way. the remnants of a failed campaign, howard dean's campaign in 2004, was really the significant dissemination point for a whole new way of engaging and using the internet and on- line campaigning. the dean campaign was a host of a number of innovations in terms of how to use the internet. things that we take for granted today -- the first systematic use of e-mail for a political candidate. you get about a million e-mails from different causes that did not exist as systematically in 2002, 2003, when the dean campaign started to pioneered this
through these technologies? let me start with the broad empirical argument, the history. this might be a little difficult to see on the board, but i will talk through it. one of the important things to remember is that new media in politics has a history. we often forget that there is a history in terms of people doing things over time, organizations doing things over time. is history short of this shapes -- is history sort of shaped the way the candidate is made it every way. the remnants of a...
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and with respect to science and technology, that directate, we have a funded project. i think it's in california, looking at drones that could be utilized to give us situational awareness in a large public safety or disaster such as a forest foyer, and how they can -- fire, and how they can better give us information. >> i appreciate that comment. i hope the ranking member is prepared to offer legislation with me, i prefer to see this administratively by either executive order or within your department to coordinate with the justice department and the f.a.a. i do think f.a.a. controls the safety of the airwaves but doesn't really focus on security per se and i think that's a appropriate role for the department. director olsen, fort hood occurred not too far from my district. i went to the memorial service. a report came out. for the past -- well, since the tragic incident, it's been downplayed. first as a workplace violence incident. senior intelligence officials, including your predecessor, downplayed the email exchanges between mr. hassan andal waki. they pleaded wit
and with respect to science and technology, that directate, we have a funded project. i think it's in california, looking at drones that could be utilized to give us situational awareness in a large public safety or disaster such as a forest foyer, and how they can -- fire, and how they can better give us information. >> i appreciate that comment. i hope the ranking member is prepared to offer legislation with me, i prefer to see this administratively by either executive order or within...
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because they need foreign technology. the french are providing technology. the norwegians were providing technology. american not work there at all. they have been making deals with the chinese. the chinese have signed all of the contracts. a big contract on while around here -- supposed to spend $10 million getting oil out of there. they have yet to produce oil yet. i think the chinese are doing nothing. they are very actively doing nothing on purpose. the chinese do not have the technology to drill offshore to get the gas here. they would need a french or an american company to do it, or a norwegian company. they cannot do it. those three countries will not work with iranians. the tension is here. the tension is very intense. and the fear of many is that it could escalate and get out into an actual war. let me go on to iraq a little bit. this is where we have a lot of problems coming. and, just to put you in the picture, this is perhaps the second largest in the world. and it was really underutilized. it was underproducing. less than 1 million barrels a da
because they need foreign technology. the french are providing technology. the norwegians were providing technology. american not work there at all. they have been making deals with the chinese. the chinese have signed all of the contracts. a big contract on while around here -- supposed to spend $10 million getting oil out of there. they have yet to produce oil yet. i think the chinese are doing nothing. they are very actively doing nothing on purpose. the chinese do not have the technology to...
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we're facing technological threats. we have to be prepared to be able to leap ahead technologically in order to be able to confront those kinds of adversaries. this requires that we have the capability to defeat the enemy across a broad horizon of different conflict. the budget leverage is, as a result of that, and new concepts in space, cyberspace, special operations, long bridge budget long-range precision strike capabilities, -- long- range precision strike capabilities to ensure we can defeat and confronted accuracies. that allows for all three legs of the nuclear triad. our bu determined we could achieve better cost control -- review determined we could achieve better cost control by the lane the ballistics simmering for two years without harming our nuclear deterrent. a're equally committed to strong and safe return to achieve national security objectives. lastly with regards to new investments in technology, we have to maintain a decisive technological edge. we have to retain the kind of leverage the lessons of r
we're facing technological threats. we have to be prepared to be able to leap ahead technologically in order to be able to confront those kinds of adversaries. this requires that we have the capability to defeat the enemy across a broad horizon of different conflict. the budget leverage is, as a result of that, and new concepts in space, cyberspace, special operations, long bridge budget long-range precision strike capabilities, -- long- range precision strike capabilities to ensure we can...
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to become the below surface navy because of the nature of ballistic and cruise missiles with better technology means maybe metal objects on the surface of the sea will be drifting further shore until they might as well be under water. i am particularly interested in what the navy's view on that is, but anyone else who has views on that, too. >> looking at the 30-year ship building plan, that jumped out to me. if you look at the plan, your submarine fleet is getting smaller. your surface fleet is increasing marginally, your service combatants. a lot of the issues you just said, we have the chinese, some of these positions that look at our big carriers as giant targets. if we are meaningfully talking about projecting a force and controlling these seas, you have to subjugate for taking other combatants. i would love to hear more from the navy about why there is a decision to go away from submarines in the 30-year plan. >> there are three or four different schools of thought. the threat to surface vessel, a threat to any naval vessel, is unquestionably going up. supersonic cruise missiles prolifer
to become the below surface navy because of the nature of ballistic and cruise missiles with better technology means maybe metal objects on the surface of the sea will be drifting further shore until they might as well be under water. i am particularly interested in what the navy's view on that is, but anyone else who has views on that, too. >> looking at the 30-year ship building plan, that jumped out to me. if you look at the plan, your submarine fleet is getting smaller. your surface...
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and in this particular case, as long as technology is moving ahead -- and now technology is allowing us to get natural gas, and in particular, shale gas in a very cheap way, the price of gasoline in the american -- the price of natural gas in the north american region is going down substantially. that is good because it means cheaper energy for any industry in the economy. you can remember 15 or 10 years ago, the price of natural gas was a serious obstacle for the economy. i remember when i was the secretary of energy. the price of natural gas was about $12 or $15. today, the price is probably $2 or $3. it is an amazing opportunity for the region. that means that mexico will be in even more competitive because now we have very high competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. do have a better trained workers. we have more infrastructure. we have free trade within the other states and with other nations. we have a lot of competitive aspects. plus, we have everything to win. that is the opportunity. but the problem is, we have very few public resources. you saw what could be the most p
and in this particular case, as long as technology is moving ahead -- and now technology is allowing us to get natural gas, and in particular, shale gas in a very cheap way, the price of gasoline in the american -- the price of natural gas in the north american region is going down substantially. that is good because it means cheaper energy for any industry in the economy. you can remember 15 or 10 years ago, the price of natural gas was a serious obstacle for the economy. i remember when i was...
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and we do that frequently with technologies. and the knee technology that v.a. and d.o.d. have worked on together and had our veterans and active-duty service members participate in those evaluations. >> each veteran is a case on to him or herself and the responsibility will be with the equivalent of a v.a. case worker to make sure that all of these things take place? >> the v.a. has in place a type of case manager for amputees or amputation care and that person is known as an amputation rehabilitation coordinator. and at all of our major amputation care sites that we talked about, seven regional centers, additional 15 network sites spread throughout the country, we have in place this special kind of case manager who is case managing our amputees and providing those services and seeing that their needs are met. so it is a case management kind of function similar to the other types of case manager, but it is specialized to address the needs of our amputees. and many of those case managers are they are pivots. these are physical they are pivots or occupational therapists. >>
and we do that frequently with technologies. and the knee technology that v.a. and d.o.d. have worked on together and had our veterans and active-duty service members participate in those evaluations. >> each veteran is a case on to him or herself and the responsibility will be with the equivalent of a v.a. case worker to make sure that all of these things take place? >> the v.a. has in place a type of case manager for amputees or amputation care and that person is known as an...
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some technologies to not pan out and some technologies will fail. but as long as i am president, i will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. your future is too important. [cheers] [applause] i will not give up. i will not cede the solar energy industry to china because we refused to make a commitment here in america. i will continue to do whatever i can to develop a resource of american energy. our future -- so our future is not controlled by events on the other side of the world. [applause] today, we are taking a step that will make it easier for our companies to save money by taking on new lighting systems, advanced healing and cooling systems that can lower a company's energy bills and make them more competitive. we're launching a program that will bring together the nation's best scientists and engineers and the entrepreneurs to figure out how more cars can be powered by natural gas, a fuel that is cleaner and cheaper and more abundant than oil. we have more of that. we do not have to import it. we may be exporting it soon. we're maki
some technologies to not pan out and some technologies will fail. but as long as i am president, i will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. your future is too important. [cheers] [applause] i will not give up. i will not cede the solar energy industry to china because we refused to make a commitment here in america. i will continue to do whatever i can to develop a resource of american energy. our future -- so our future is not controlled by events on the other side of the world....
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the bill aims to harness the last decade of technological innovation and security -- in securing the federal information systems. it amends fisma to move beyond the check-the-box compliance mentality. it enhances the current framework for securing federal information technology systems, our bill calls for automatic mated and continuous monitoring, i repeat, madam speaker, automated and continuous monitoring of government information systems. madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. the gentleman may proceed. mr. issa: thank you, madam speaker. and it ensures the control, monitoring finally incorporates regular threat assessment. madam speaker, this is the most important part of what we do. continuous monitoring and constant threat assessments so that never again will we find that the incidents are going up double digits every month in some cases. the bill also reaffirms the role of the office of management and budget or o.m.b. with respect to fisma, recognizing that budgetary leverage, the executive office
the bill aims to harness the last decade of technological innovation and security -- in securing the federal information systems. it amends fisma to move beyond the check-the-box compliance mentality. it enhances the current framework for securing federal information technology systems, our bill calls for automatic mated and continuous monitoring, i repeat, madam speaker, automated and continuous monitoring of government information systems. madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker...
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this is what technology and internet has provided us. i can go to a blog called the angry asian man, the gay man, any other place, and i can see how they fared differently interpreted in what was said. >> and when romney says a hidden agenda, you think it is -- >> the black man is trying to hide something from you. it is funny because it is not just the black bloggers reading that. it is the agents, too. >> the food stamp comment. >> and when you look at the statistics, the majority of people on food stamps is white people. this is why i said in the beginning american identity is at stake. dovetailing into what toure said -- and i'm going to throw in something crazy. in some ways, the soul of the heterosexual white man is at stake. what i do know is, for everybody in this country in which america has always been a fight, they are looking at him, in which everything has always been given, and we are going, ok, do you see yourself? do you fully and comprehensively see yourself in how you fit? which is why politics cannot be divorced from e
this is what technology and internet has provided us. i can go to a blog called the angry asian man, the gay man, any other place, and i can see how they fared differently interpreted in what was said. >> and when romney says a hidden agenda, you think it is -- >> the black man is trying to hide something from you. it is funny because it is not just the black bloggers reading that. it is the agents, too. >> the food stamp comment. >> and when you look at the statistics,...
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in may, the subcommittee on scommune cases and technology invited a pam of witnesses including federal communications commissioner robert mcdowell to discuss the effects and international regulatory -- an international regulatory regime would have on the internet. all agreed such a regime would not only endanger the internet but engage global development on a much larger scale. house concurrent resolution 127 expresses the commitment of congress to do all it can to keep the internet free from an international regulatory regime. i'm pleased to report thatialier today, ambassador cramer, the leader of the u.s. delegation to the group outlined the position of the united states that seems to be on course with this resolution. my hope is the administration stays on this course. as the dell nation continues to work in advance of the wicket, house con curn resolution 127 is an excellent, bipartisan demonstration of our nation's commitment to preserve the multistake holder governance model and to keep the internet free from international regulation. the house committee on internet and commerce
in may, the subcommittee on scommune cases and technology invited a pam of witnesses including federal communications commissioner robert mcdowell to discuss the effects and international regulatory -- an international regulatory regime would have on the internet. all agreed such a regime would not only endanger the internet but engage global development on a much larger scale. house concurrent resolution 127 expresses the commitment of congress to do all it can to keep the internet free from...
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-- 21st century technology to use much more modern technology to get results quicker. and i think that is important. i also think it is important to focus on the crops that have the potential for more productivity. corn right now produces 5% as many calories as bananas in coaster rica and yet all of the research is on corn. sugar producers more calories and bananas, but we need to start getting back to the calories. what is going to feed the world? part of it is local. it is to salmon -- dissemination of new practices, of varieties that already exist in some places. wanting that is happening is finding ways to graft new varieties because stocks are already adapted to local places. you can get productivity to happen much more quickly. this is not a simple issue but we need to focus on a productivity side of it. >> we have to move away from the seeds will save us policy. we need investments in the ore from crops. the genetics of the main crops are not improving any more. you think about gmo, those folks have claimed they are improving yields of food around the world. thi
-- 21st century technology to use much more modern technology to get results quicker. and i think that is important. i also think it is important to focus on the crops that have the potential for more productivity. corn right now produces 5% as many calories as bananas in coaster rica and yet all of the research is on corn. sugar producers more calories and bananas, but we need to start getting back to the calories. what is going to feed the world? part of it is local. it is to salmon --...
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instead, putting money into technology, science and research. we do that and you will see new opportunities to get america and north america energy independent. what are the benefits of all this? if we actually get there, and i am planning on getting there. if i get elected, we're going to get there. [applause] let me tell you what the benefits are. 3 million jobs. 3 million jobs come from doing this. 3 million jobs. that is 1 million in manufacturing. that's a lot of energy-related jobs. 3 million jobs come back to this country by taking advantage of something we have underneath their feet. that is oil, gas, and coal. we're going to make it happen and create those jobs. it adds $500 billion to the size of our economy. "that is more good wages and the opportunity for more americans to have a bright and prosperous future. it also means potentially hundreds of billions of dollars of tax revenues going into states and federal government which can make sure we have a military second to none and schools that lead the world and care for our seniors, b
instead, putting money into technology, science and research. we do that and you will see new opportunities to get america and north america energy independent. what are the benefits of all this? if we actually get there, and i am planning on getting there. if i get elected, we're going to get there. [applause] let me tell you what the benefits are. 3 million jobs. 3 million jobs come from doing this. 3 million jobs. that is 1 million in manufacturing. that's a lot of energy-related jobs. 3...
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aspirations that change the world and bring new technologies. many of them want to stay here to make something of themselves here in our country because it is still the best place for ideas to become realities. and what we do is we force them to go back to their own country. to compete against us here in the united states. these ideas become solutions which in turn become job creating companies. according to a study by the national foundation for american policy, immigrants founded or co-founded almost half of the top 50 venture-backed companies in the united states. since our nation's founding, mr. speaker, immigrants have flourished along with our economy. america becomes a richer and more dynamic society by encouraging the best and the brightest from all over the world to set up shop here on our soil. that is why i'm honored to co-sponsor the bipartisan, bicameral start-up 2.0 act that will help get americans back to work. i encourage my colleagues to do the same. america becomes a richer and more dynamic society by encouraging the best and t
aspirations that change the world and bring new technologies. many of them want to stay here to make something of themselves here in our country because it is still the best place for ideas to become realities. and what we do is we force them to go back to their own country. to compete against us here in the united states. these ideas become solutions which in turn become job creating companies. according to a study by the national foundation for american policy, immigrants founded or...
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industrial technology services, $149 million. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: account cl -- the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. quail of arizona. after the collar amount insert, reduced by $21 million. page 11, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert, reduced by $21 million. page 101, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert, increased by $21 million. the chair: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for five minutes. mr. quayle: thank you, madam chair. madam chair, this amendment would strike the new advanced manufacturing technology consortia, also called amtec, and apply the $21 million that was provided in the bill to the spending reduction account. this new program is intended to establish a public-private partnership initiative that would provide federal grands to identify and support research projects focused on long-term industrial needs. now, we all recognize the importance of advanced manufacturing.
industrial technology services, $149 million. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: account cl -- the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. quail of arizona. after the collar amount insert, reduced by $21 million. page 11, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert, reduced by $21 million. page 101, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert, increased by $21 million. the chair: the...
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guest: technology will change and we will need to add a bunch of new technology. host: next is texas, kim is a parent. -- jim. caller: thanks for taking my call. you are never going to have an additional layer of bureaucracy making a positive impact on this. i say fine parents of students that are bullies. you will never get this done through a bureaucracy. parents have to take care of this. they will never jump into action until it hits their pocketbooks. that's why there's less bullying in private schools, because parents are less involved. guest: i don't think either of us is suggesting a layer of bureaucracy. but i don't know how we could fine parents without government involvement. host: chris tweets -- you asked questions about video games and how that affects children's attitude or reporting? guest: we don't, but it's a good question. host: this your information tell you about the cause and effect of what children are exposed to and their attitudes about bullying and experiences? guest: yes, thethose who consume more aggressive videos or video games are mor
guest: technology will change and we will need to add a bunch of new technology. host: next is texas, kim is a parent. -- jim. caller: thanks for taking my call. you are never going to have an additional layer of bureaucracy making a positive impact on this. i say fine parents of students that are bullies. you will never get this done through a bureaucracy. parents have to take care of this. they will never jump into action until it hits their pocketbooks. that's why there's less bullying in...
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we have to continue to keep our image in research and development and technology. we have to get control of our energy future. we have to have infrastructure. we have to deal with our fiscal challenges in a balanced and responsible way. i remember when bill clinton passed as deficit reduction package in 1993, and you remember it well also. not one republican vote because they said raising taxes even a little on upper-income americans would crush the job- graders. and it was one of the most productive periods in recent times in our economy. now we're almost having the same debate. so tonight, i think when you hear the president talk about his vision, i think it is very much in continents with president clinton's vision. we have a view on how to grow the economy and we understand what our responsibilities are to each other out into that pursued. >> let's talk about the map a little bit. ojai looks very close. you have been ahead of it as some polls -- ohio looks very close. i do feel about ohio? >> i feel good about ohio. ohio, as government -- as governor kasich sai
we have to continue to keep our image in research and development and technology. we have to get control of our energy future. we have to have infrastructure. we have to deal with our fiscal challenges in a balanced and responsible way. i remember when bill clinton passed as deficit reduction package in 1993, and you remember it well also. not one republican vote because they said raising taxes even a little on upper-income americans would crush the job- graders. and it was one of the most...
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i like to see better technology. i like to see more outlets for think tank riders to be out there and say things.
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apple, but will, and other technology companies announced yesterday -- apple, google, and other technology companies announced yesterday that they will follow of this. from here, we can see success and that will come as long as we continue to work toward one common goal, a thriving, innovated cyber -- innovative cyber economy for privacy and personal data is handled with care and respect. thank you. let me introduce the extraordinary allan bloom. -- an extraordinary ellen bloom. [applause] >> i am not so sure about the extraordinary, but i will take it, thank you. it is a pleasure to be here today and be part of this announcement. what we have just heard from our distinguished speakers is really good news for consumers. so i am really delighted to be your offering support on behalf of my organization, consumers union, which is the policy and advocacy arm of consumer reports, and also representing consumer federation of america. our two organizations are all about listening to consumers. when consumers tell us that one of the real concerns they have about the internet is privacy, in a recen
apple, but will, and other technology companies announced yesterday -- apple, google, and other technology companies announced yesterday that they will follow of this. from here, we can see success and that will come as long as we continue to work toward one common goal, a thriving, innovated cyber -- innovative cyber economy for privacy and personal data is handled with care and respect. thank you. let me introduce the extraordinary allan bloom. -- an extraordinary ellen bloom. [applause]...
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which forms the backbone of nearly every other technology. in fact, $300 billion of trade secrets are stolen every year, according to the united states cybercommand. this proves we need to make real changes to how we protect our cybersystems. the cyberintelligence sharing and protection act helps the private sector to protect itsselves and its clients from data thieves. if they have the ability to detect these attacks, virus codes before they attack our networks, but right now federal law prohibits the intelligence community from sharing the classified cyberthreat with the companies that will protect us, that control the network, the at&t's, the verizon, the comcasts, those groups. we have the ability to give them the information to protect us and yet -- but yet we have to pass a law to do that and that's why we are here today. the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act will do that if we pass this bill. it will allow them to share the codes with malware and the means to counter the bad stuff with the companies. these companies keep a
which forms the backbone of nearly every other technology. in fact, $300 billion of trade secrets are stolen every year, according to the united states cybercommand. this proves we need to make real changes to how we protect our cybersystems. the cyberintelligence sharing and protection act helps the private sector to protect itsselves and its clients from data thieves. if they have the ability to detect these attacks, virus codes before they attack our networks, but right now federal law...
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japan has the responsibility to make new technology to fix fukushima daiichi. i believe this disaster helped to promote new japanese technologies coming soon to help all the country. >> [speaking japanese] >> this is such a stunt -- a complex question but some people who are very polite and respectful in japan. >> [speaking japanese] >> somebody pointed out there was no panic in terms of people receiving food and aid. those people, their culture and characteristic mitigated so much of the panic during such an awful disaster. >> [speaking japanese] >> but it would be questionable during such a large-scale disaster in a metropolitan area, such as tokyo or osaka, whether people would behave in the same manner. >> [speaking japanese] >> i think we can definitely utilize technological advancements to mitigate panic and also risk and damage to the people. >> [speaking japanese] >> i think information technology is such a critical issue that we have to continue to work on and also discuss. i think if people are given accurate information, i believe people would eventu
japan has the responsibility to make new technology to fix fukushima daiichi. i believe this disaster helped to promote new japanese technologies coming soon to help all the country. >> [speaking japanese] >> this is such a stunt -- a complex question but some people who are very polite and respectful in japan. >> [speaking japanese] >> somebody pointed out there was no panic in terms of people receiving food and aid. those people, their culture and characteristic...
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and technology programs. it will build on infrastructure that we need to get the best ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace. and because people are perhaps the weakest link in many i.t. systems, the reerch strategy will include the social sciences to help us better understand how humans interact with technology. promoting public awareness of good computer hygiene can go a long way to protecting our systems. the dissemination of simple concepts, such as installing anti-virus software and not opening email from unknown sources can go a long way in reducing the threat of cybercrime. the legislation also calls on the national institutes of standards and technology to be the leader in both the domestic and international cybersecurity standards. as mr. mccaul said, h.r. 2096 passed -- developing a comprehensive international cybersecurity strategy that defines what working and i.t. technical standards we need determines where they're being developed, it ensures the united states is represented. and finally,
and technology programs. it will build on infrastructure that we need to get the best ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace. and because people are perhaps the weakest link in many i.t. systems, the reerch strategy will include the social sciences to help us better understand how humans interact with technology. promoting public awareness of good computer hygiene can go a long way to protecting our systems. the dissemination of simple concepts, such as installing anti-virus software and...
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the city events of technology. -- the steady advance of technology. a lot of farming has been mechanized. this is a sign of great progress. the steady increase in american productivity, a tremendous credit to american workers. but it is staking out a tremendous toll on the american middle class and opportunity in this country. host: talk to us about what adam davidson reported. guest: this is what i find it -- really, i think adam did such a wonderful job with this piece because helped me understand what it is like every level of this company. you meet maddy and luke, and you think here is this ambitious, smart, extremely hard-working women. you think why what the company invest in her education? take her off the line, send her to school? adam travels up through the company to the corner office and you understand why the decisions are being made in a really humane environment. everybody is under the same kind of pressure. it is a sign of what the american economy has become, this extremely ruthless and anxiety-creating machine for squeezing out ineffi
the city events of technology. -- the steady advance of technology. a lot of farming has been mechanized. this is a sign of great progress. the steady increase in american productivity, a tremendous credit to american workers. but it is staking out a tremendous toll on the american middle class and opportunity in this country. host: talk to us about what adam davidson reported. guest: this is what i find it -- really, i think adam did such a wonderful job with this piece because helped me...
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who have proven technology. who are out there already deploying it. why in the world should we continue to spend hard-earned taxpayer dollars to advocate for these programs, i don't know. so i thank the gentleman, the chairman of the committee for supporting the amendments and i urge its adoption. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. to -- the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: i move -- i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. frelinghuysen: i suspect that my ranking member, mr. visclosky, will use this -- and i will use this opportunity to thank a whole host of people that have allowed taos bring this bill to the floor and we hope to a very successful conclusion. first of all, to chairman rog
who have proven technology. who are out there already deploying it. why in the world should we continue to spend hard-earned taxpayer dollars to advocate for these programs, i don't know. so i thank the gentleman, the chairman of the committee for supporting the amendments and i urge its adoption. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no....
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but technology has proved that wrong. and in fact even with our current technology, we're only getting a small percentage of the actual oil trapped in that shale. i am confident that as our technology develops that's going to become more and more available and this is going to take care of it. but what we know is what's running up the price of oil and gas is excessive government regulation. and if we can put a hold on government regulation, so our businesses can know what they have to do to comply with those regulations, and not have the goalpost moved in the middle of the game, we'll have new refining infrastructure built. we'll have new factories built. we'll have new jobs created. and we will get to an unemployment rate of 6%, a whole lot faster, i think, than anybody is predicting. this bill is a rational step to put the brakes on an oppressive government that is stifling job creation and carving holes in it and creating loopholes like this amendment would do only weakens that and will slow our path to recovery. so i
but technology has proved that wrong. and in fact even with our current technology, we're only getting a small percentage of the actual oil trapped in that shale. i am confident that as our technology develops that's going to become more and more available and this is going to take care of it. but what we know is what's running up the price of oil and gas is excessive government regulation. and if we can put a hold on government regulation, so our businesses can know what they have to do to...
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now, that may change as technology goes forward. the simpler we make sales tax systems by setting federal standards, the cheaper. >> we could make them available for free. we could require the states. >> right. mr. harper, is this software available on nine so that members of the committee can try it out and see for themselves? >> yes. we have a number of demonstrations here. >> the we are all busy. -- but, we are all busy. can you give us the sites? >> thank you, very much. i am also interested in how we arrive and other members have mentioned the small-business exemption. why wouldn't we use what the small business administration says, for example? are with the irs says is a small business instead of the arbitrary numbers? >> i think, if i may, the reason for the 500,000 or 1 million is what they came up with. we responded to that rather than the other standard setter out there. toi guess, if we're going move forward on any of this, i would want to have some further examination of that because it seems to me that the whole reason
now, that may change as technology goes forward. the simpler we make sales tax systems by setting federal standards, the cheaper. >> we could make them available for free. we could require the states. >> right. mr. harper, is this software available on nine so that members of the committee can try it out and see for themselves? >> yes. we have a number of demonstrations here. >> the we are all busy. -- but, we are all busy. can you give us the sites? >> thank you,...
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technology and one purpose of the title 17 loan guarantee program is to move energy technologies from research and development to commercial application. as part of our oversight responsibility for this program, we examined it on numerous occasions, including yerl this year, as part of a hearing in which we received testimony from energy secretary stephen chew. --chu. the poster child for this poor judgment of solyndra, which president obama famously touted as a, quote, true engine of economic growth, unquote, for the united states most persons are familiar with solyndra's sorry trouble and story in which the department of energy with half a billion taxpayer dollars to support a failing solar company whose leading investors i'm sorry to say were major fundraisers and supporters of our president. less well-known is that d.o.e. made 25 other gambles under the program section 1705 authority. stating a number of total of approximately $16 billion of american taxpayer money on what they call green energy. with risky business models similar to that of solyndra. i'm also sorry to say that ma
technology and one purpose of the title 17 loan guarantee program is to move energy technologies from research and development to commercial application. as part of our oversight responsibility for this program, we examined it on numerous occasions, including yerl this year, as part of a hearing in which we received testimony from energy secretary stephen chew. --chu. the poster child for this poor judgment of solyndra, which president obama famously touted as a, quote, true engine of economic...
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it's amazing technology. but for five years, i marked against it to keep it open because will transform wound care for men and women in uniform. after five years, the army said it was really good stuff than two weeks ago, "newshour" ran a 20 minute program about how transformative this has been for the men and women in uniform. i understand the concern with your marks, but every agency does not always get it right, and sometimes members of congress are trying to spend more money or raise money because they have taken the time to learn what the right thing is, go out and advocate for it, and they may know a little bit more about it than the bureaucrats. earmarked have been abused over the last few years and a guy like jim demint and i have said we should put an end to it. they are not always bad. we have to understand that abuse does not mean that everybody abused it. i'm very proud of the things we have done. go ahead and continue without me. look at our record. look at the men and women who have been saved a
it's amazing technology. but for five years, i marked against it to keep it open because will transform wound care for men and women in uniform. after five years, the army said it was really good stuff than two weeks ago, "newshour" ran a 20 minute program about how transformative this has been for the men and women in uniform. i understand the concern with your marks, but every agency does not always get it right, and sometimes members of congress are trying to spend more money or...
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but it's a technology that doesn't exist. this component of the bill, if we don't remove it will remove speculators rather than those who can actually play a meaningful role in providing for our energy infeint future. i strongly encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this common sense amendment an i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, reserves. the gentleman from colorado, mr. lamb born is recognized. mr. lamborn: i claim time in opposition to this amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognize. mr. lamborn: i rise in strong opposition to this amendment, it would strike a key provision of the bill that would provide american jobs and tap into a potential natural resource, american oil shale. this amendment also increases the federal take from drilling in anwr from 50% to 51%, leaving the state of alaska with that much less. now, proponents of this amendment will argue we should get rid of the oil shale provisions because the technology is not proven. esto
but it's a technology that doesn't exist. this component of the bill, if we don't remove it will remove speculators rather than those who can actually play a meaningful role in providing for our energy infeint future. i strongly encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this common sense amendment an i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, reserves. the gentleman from colorado, mr. lamb born is recognized. mr. lamborn: i claim...
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i have doubled and technology since 1995 have 1995dabbled -- have dabbled in technology since 1995. when i worked at a biotech company, there were no black voters -- at a tech company, there were no black coders. you do see stratification. white, black, asian, native american, very different outcomes, sometimes it has to do with race and ethnicity. some of it has to do with, what i call, the social aspect of hiring. people conform to stereotypes about who is hirable. based on that -- if you want to put together a startup team, there are reasons why you want a homogenous team. you want people who you can spend 23 hours a day with. when to start growing that, you should not have the homogenous company. we need to start looking at things from the industry's perspective which cycles back to the issue of jobs. >> can i say something quick. it is relevant to everyone who is here. this is the world we live in. washington, d.c., new york city are the two hubs of the legal world. an average major law firm has 1000 people. do you know how many black partners are at those firms? you would be l
i have doubled and technology since 1995 have 1995dabbled -- have dabbled in technology since 1995. when i worked at a biotech company, there were no black voters -- at a tech company, there were no black coders. you do see stratification. white, black, asian, native american, very different outcomes, sometimes it has to do with race and ethnicity. some of it has to do with, what i call, the social aspect of hiring. people conform to stereotypes about who is hirable. based on that -- if you...
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information sharing technology, $33,426,000. administrative review and appeals, including transfer of funds, $313,438,000. office of inspector general, $84,199,000. united states pearl commission, salaries and expenses, $12,772,000. legal activities, salaries and expenses, general legal activities, $863,367,000. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? ms. waters: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report. the clerk: an amendment offered by ms. waters of california. page 23, line 9, after the dollar amount insert increased by $13,500,000. page 25, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert increased by $21,500,000. page 30, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert increased by $9 million. page 61, line 13, after the dollar amount insert reduced by $44 million. page 63, line 20, after the dollar amount insert reduced by $38 million. ms. waters: i ask unanimous consent that it be considered as read. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. waters: t
information sharing technology, $33,426,000. administrative review and appeals, including transfer of funds, $313,438,000. office of inspector general, $84,199,000. united states pearl commission, salaries and expenses, $12,772,000. legal activities, salaries and expenses, general legal activities, $863,367,000. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? ms. waters: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report. the clerk: an amendment...
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on two house committees, the transportation and infrastructure committee and the science, space and technology committee. jerry has been an important mentor to me throughout my time here. i've always been impressed with his work on behalf of his constituents and his work to improve america's transportation network. he is someone who is here to get things done and he knows how to do it. his retirement from this body will be a loss to us all. congress will not be the same without jerry, and i know we will all benefit if we had more colleagues like him. there are a number of members on both sides of the aisle who want to speak so i'll continue with the rest of my speech later, if we have time, but right now i want to recognize the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio. mr. defazio: i thank the gentleman for yielding. we could devote much more than an hour to jerry costello's career in congress. i've sat next to jerry on the transportation and infrastructure committee for more than two decades. and there is no more knowledgeable, dedicated advocate in the united states congress, most recently on avia
on two house committees, the transportation and infrastructure committee and the science, space and technology committee. jerry has been an important mentor to me throughout my time here. i've always been impressed with his work on behalf of his constituents and his work to improve america's transportation network. he is someone who is here to get things done and he knows how to do it. his retirement from this body will be a loss to us all. congress will not be the same without jerry, and i...
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is leading in cutting-edge wireless technology. industry converges has led to voice video and they are competing against different platforms and the market is moving faster than the law. the ffrlt c.c. is still required by law to give reports and write two reports each year on satellite industry and two reports on the cable industry and yet it's one market. there should be one report covering both. the act con sole dates eight reports on the communications industry into a single comprehensive report with a focus on competition. eliminating regulatory barriers. the marketplace report will improve our oversight abilities and help reduce costs and eliminates 12 outdated reports including reports repealed more than a decade ago. the bill is bipartisan and supported by a number of agencies and i ask my colleagues to join in supporting this and pass it into law. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california? ms. matsui: i reserve. mr. scalise: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. gingrey. the sp
is leading in cutting-edge wireless technology. industry converges has led to voice video and they are competing against different platforms and the market is moving faster than the law. the ffrlt c.c. is still required by law to give reports and write two reports each year on satellite industry and two reports on the cable industry and yet it's one market. there should be one report covering both. the act con sole dates eight reports on the communications industry into a single comprehensive...
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well-trained students go out into the work force and add wealth to the city's technology transfer. there is an enormous impact on health care of cities. realistically, universities play a key role. they have to be part of the solution but there is some much that universities can i do because they have a core mission of education which takes an awful lot of faculty effort, research, and teaching. >> what is realistic and what is not realistic? >> i don't think the universities can save cities. cities are not really in any danger. in 2008, more than half the world's population lived in cities. in the united states 82% of the population lived in cities. that 82% is not really going anywhere. the real question is can universities make the city's more competitive and make them more competitive on a global scale? the world has changed. it is no longer the nation state which is the only actor in the global arena. it is multinational corporations non-government organizations, and cities and universities. if we look to the future, i think cities will play a very major role -- universities w
well-trained students go out into the work force and add wealth to the city's technology transfer. there is an enormous impact on health care of cities. realistically, universities play a key role. they have to be part of the solution but there is some much that universities can i do because they have a core mission of education which takes an awful lot of faculty effort, research, and teaching. >> what is realistic and what is not realistic? >> i don't think the universities can...
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of the advance medical technology association. now the republicans are attempting to give that industry a free pass, a free pass contrary to their stated commitment. and the industry has not proposed any alternative whatsoever to meet that obligation reflected in the letter they signed. there is an effort here to cast repeal of the tax as a small business bill. the 10 largest companies in this supermarket would pay 86% of the taxes relating to nondiagnostic devices, and according to c.r.s. the 10 largest companies that manufacture medical devices had total companywide profits on all of their lines of businesses both devices and other products, of $42 billion in 2010, including companies mentioned here, and $48 billion in 2011. and these companies had gross revenues from the sale of medical devices in 2010 of $133 billion. there's an effort here also to cast the bill as an effort to stop offshoring. but this point needs to be made. it's a fact. the tax applies to all covered devices, including those that are imported. so if anybody
of the advance medical technology association. now the republicans are attempting to give that industry a free pass, a free pass contrary to their stated commitment. and the industry has not proposed any alternative whatsoever to meet that obligation reflected in the letter they signed. there is an effort here to cast repeal of the tax as a small business bill. the 10 largest companies in this supermarket would pay 86% of the taxes relating to nondiagnostic devices, and according to c.r.s. the...
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and moves it to border security, fencing, infrastructure and technology account with the purpose of being used for cell phone infrastructure to help residents to disseminate information to border patrol and law eners to -- enforcement for their protection and the security of the border. the history goes back to march 27, 2010, when in arizona, bob crins was burdenered 20 miles north of the border in an isolated area in arizona. the lack of communications capability made him more vulnerable than he would have been otherwise and complicated the search for the assailants. his wife, sue, who i talked to on numerous location, believes he was in a cell phone dead zone when he was killed and he was trying to call for help at the time of his murder. before leaving office, congresswoman giffords had been working diligently on this specific issue. i became involved with her staff when they took the time to show me around the arizona border and introduce me to krinz's widow, sue. i thank ms. giffords for her work and wish her well. these dead zones are so common that oftentimes border ranchers rely
and moves it to border security, fencing, infrastructure and technology account with the purpose of being used for cell phone infrastructure to help residents to disseminate information to border patrol and law eners to -- enforcement for their protection and the security of the border. the history goes back to march 27, 2010, when in arizona, bob crins was burdenered 20 miles north of the border in an isolated area in arizona. the lack of communications capability made him more vulnerable than...
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they have even threatened that they would use nuclear technology against israel. they called israel a one- pollination, small enough that one nuclear weapon would wipe them out. -- a one-bomb nation. i laid out steps that were needed to keep iran from being nuclear. sadly, none of those steps were being taken pure 1, crippling sanctions on iran. as president five -- did not get to my place. finally got forced to try them out. we are at the cusp of the developing nuclear technology. this should have been done long ago. second is standing behind the dissident voices in iran. it took to the streets looking for voices to support their freedom, and our president had nothing to say. inexcusable. 3, developing military options and communicating that we have military options to iran so they understand that combine with crippling sanctions, dissident voices on the street, and a commitment on our part to take military action if necessary to prevent them from becoming nuclear, that combination, i believe, would keep them from going down that path and prevent them from having
they have even threatened that they would use nuclear technology against israel. they called israel a one- pollination, small enough that one nuclear weapon would wipe them out. -- a one-bomb nation. i laid out steps that were needed to keep iran from being nuclear. sadly, none of those steps were being taken pure 1, crippling sanctions on iran. as president five -- did not get to my place. finally got forced to try them out. we are at the cusp of the developing nuclear technology. this should...
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is now leading in the cutting edge wireless technologies. if we want this continue, though, we need to avoid needless bureaucratic red tape and fix broken processes at the f.c.c. communications and technology companies and the public deserve a more transparent and responsive government agency, and that's exactly what the legislation before us now would accomplish, bringing transparency, bringing accountability to the federal communications commission. the bill is the fruit of the energy and commerce's own open and transparent process. last may we invited the commissioners of the f.c.c. to testify about their improving processes and we heard from them about the process problems that have occurred at the agency when it's been headed by chairs from both parties. this is not about this commission. may be about a prior commission, but it's about a systemic pro-. in june, staff released a discussion draft and we held a legislative hearing with the diverse panel of experts representing industry, think tanks, academia and the states. we listened to
is now leading in the cutting edge wireless technologies. if we want this continue, though, we need to avoid needless bureaucratic red tape and fix broken processes at the f.c.c. communications and technology companies and the public deserve a more transparent and responsive government agency, and that's exactly what the legislation before us now would accomplish, bringing transparency, bringing accountability to the federal communications commission. the bill is the fruit of the energy and...
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that's why you need to invest in clean energy technologies, as well as open up millions of acres -- of new acres in the gulf of mexico to exploration, as well as allow for the building and permitting of the first nuclear reactor in this country in 30 years. you need to do it all. and that's the only approach that is responsible. and to suggest to americans that there is some other way, that you can wave a magic wand and cut oil prices and cut gas prices, is simply not treating the american people with the kind of respect they deserve -- because they know better. >> he didn't mock john mccain in 2008 on this issue? he didn't repeatedly say -- >> i didn't say that. i said that, then and now, the president believed that there is not -- that drilling alone was the way to resolve our energy security problems. it's not, as evidenced by the fact that domestic oil and gas production has increased every year that he's been in office, and yet oil prices -- we experience these spikes in oil prices. and i think that tells you that the way to insulate ourselves, the way to insulate the american peo
that's why you need to invest in clean energy technologies, as well as open up millions of acres -- of new acres in the gulf of mexico to exploration, as well as allow for the building and permitting of the first nuclear reactor in this country in 30 years. you need to do it all. and that's the only approach that is responsible. and to suggest to americans that there is some other way, that you can wave a magic wand and cut oil prices and cut gas prices, is simply not treating the american...
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alternative technologies exist today that when implemented broadly will allow any alternative fuel to be used in america's automotive fleet. the federal government operates the largest fleet of light duty vehicles in america. according to g.s.a., there are over 660,000 vehicles in the federal fleet with over 41,000 being used by the department of justice and another 2,400 with the department of commerce. by supporting the diverse array of vehicle technologies in our federal fleet, we will encourage development of domestic energy resources, including biomass, natural gas, agricultural waste, hydrogen and renewable electricity. expanding the role these energy sources play in our transportation economy will help break the leverage over americans held by foreign government-controlled oil companies and will increase our nation's domestic security and protect consumers from price spikes and shortages in the world oil markets. so i ask that you support the engel amendment. on a similar note, i've worked with my colleagues, john shimkus and ross could he batter -- roscoe bartlett and steve is
alternative technologies exist today that when implemented broadly will allow any alternative fuel to be used in america's automotive fleet. the federal government operates the largest fleet of light duty vehicles in america. according to g.s.a., there are over 660,000 vehicles in the federal fleet with over 41,000 being used by the department of justice and another 2,400 with the department of commerce. by supporting the diverse array of vehicle technologies in our federal fleet, we will...
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. >> a look at the newest and technology and latest innovations coming out of the industry. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> the defense department said today that it has no plans to change strategy in afghanistan. two pentagon officials spoke to reporters about the protests and violence there. >> i will open with a few remarks about afghanistan, and i'm pleased to be joined by my colleague by video link from kabul. the mishandling of materials, including the holy ground, political leaders including the president, the secretary of defense, and the security force in afghanistan move quickly and forcefully to express apologies for this incident. and both american and afghan leaders have let -- have met with muslim religious leaders over the past several days to elicit support in conveying that message. tragically, many in afghanistan have been killed or wounded as a result of the violence there. extremists have killed four americans, including two officers within the conference of the afghan interior ministry. -- within the confines of the afghan interior ministry. these ar
. >> a look at the newest and technology and latest innovations coming out of the industry. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> the defense department said today that it has no plans to change strategy in afghanistan. two pentagon officials spoke to reporters about the protests and violence there. >> i will open with a few remarks about afghanistan, and i'm pleased to be joined by my colleague by video link from kabul. the mishandling of materials, including the holy ground,...
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providing media regulations so that new technologies flourish alongside diversity. strengthening the defense of the nation's communication infrastructure. this bill could disable the agency and stymie the agencies' ability to promote innovation while protecting the public interest. the u.s. has led the world in developing policies to unleash spectrum for mobile investment and innovation. the f.c.c. was the first agency to develop spectrum auctions and also the first to free up so-called junk bands for unlicensed use such as blue tooth, cordless phones and wi-fi, all things we take for granted today. the economic benefit created by unlicensed spectrum alone is estimated at $37 billion a year. in 2011, the u.s. sector grew at three times faster than the overall economy. this is success and we should do nothing to stymie that success. the u.s. has regained global leadership in mobile innovation. we are ahead of the world in deploying 4-g mobile broadband and those next generation networks are projected to add more than $150 billion in g.d.p. growth over the next four y
providing media regulations so that new technologies flourish alongside diversity. strengthening the defense of the nation's communication infrastructure. this bill could disable the agency and stymie the agencies' ability to promote innovation while protecting the public interest. the u.s. has led the world in developing policies to unleash spectrum for mobile investment and innovation. the f.c.c. was the first agency to develop spectrum auctions and also the first to free up so-called junk...
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economic information and technology. targets include information and communication technologies, business information, military technologies, and rapidly growing surl civilian and dual use technologies such as those related to clean energy, health care and pharmaceuticals. we know that certain actors intentionally seek out u.s. information and trade secrets. the most recent report from the office of the national counterintelligence executive identified chinese actors a the world's most active and persistent perpetrators of economic espionage. the report also described russia's intelligence services as responsible for conducting a range of activities to collect economic information and technology from u.s. targets. of seven economic espionage act cases resolved in fiscal year 2010, six involved links to china. five companies were accused of the theft of trade secrets earlier this year, four are chinese state-owned enterprises or subsidiaries. in the u.s. e.e.a. serves as the primary tool the federal government uses to pro
economic information and technology. targets include information and communication technologies, business information, military technologies, and rapidly growing surl civilian and dual use technologies such as those related to clean energy, health care and pharmaceuticals. we know that certain actors intentionally seek out u.s. information and trade secrets. the most recent report from the office of the national counterintelligence executive identified chinese actors a the world's most active...